free at last

tenny came down and her mere presence was enough to tame this computer into submission.  i am amazed, seriously.  here are some photos from last week:

i saw someone making one of these little sweaters on a knitting blog and couldn't rest until i had ordered the kit for myself.  it is called 'tulips' and is made from 'dream in color' 100% fine spun merino wool.  it is so soft.  i love it.  i knitted it from the top down.

here is a close up of the applied icord trim and tie.

this is the beginning of the icord.  sweet.

more close ups of the edge

this picture is a little washed out but it shows the color change rows which are seed stitch (knit one purl one)

i blocked it on my ironing board and when it was dry it looked like it would fit a two year old.  i ordered a size 12 to 18 month, but i guess i knit kind of loose.  i fact, i know i'm kind of loose and could have gone down at least two sizes in my knitting needles.  i'm discovering new things about my nature through the knitting process.

while ordering the tulips sweater kit, i was beguiled by this little sweater called 'rocketry' which is pictured here with only one arm done.  also in dream in color wool, but without the pinks i think it would make a cute little boys sweater.  these sweaters are both washable and are very soft.

you know all that washcloth cotton yarn i have,  well, i used three balls to make this mesh bag.  it holds lots of stuff and is both sturdy and stretchy.

this is my latest love:  silky merino from malabrigo yarns in uruguay.  the color is indiacita.  i love this stuff and am making something very cool with it.  i will show pics later.

okay, so last weekend was easter and the easter bunny came to our house and left us a treasure hunt.

and the easter bunny knew just what we wanted.  a new sink stopper and kitchen scrubbies and lemon scented plastic stick-on thingies.  also a foot pumice for dennis.  what a thoughtful bunny.

on saturday night after the priestood session we made apple dumplings.  easter dinner was great too but i don't have any pictures of that.  what a relief to be able to post pics again.  thanks to tenny for her good vibes that got my computers panties out of a twist.

blog issues

sorry, i meant to post some pics from this weekend, but am having issues.  more precisely, leslie's computer is having issues such that whenever i go into iphotos while in blogspot, safari 'unexpectedly' shuts down kicking me off the internet.  so, until tenny can come down and help me figure this out... no pictures.  and i know pictures are what you want, not just my ramblings and holdings forth.

but since i'm doing this i might as well write down my goals for the day and then see how well i do:

read scriptures

change sheets

finish rocketry sweater and one sock

find someone to sing at rs dinner on 21st

empty garbages

clean kitchen

vacuum something

dust something

swim laps

i can do this.    

recent cooking adventures

here are pictures of the chicken curry and saffron rice i made a while ago.  actually a month or more ago, but it takes me a while to post stuff apparently.  the top photo and the one of tenny and the beef cubes is the boeuf bourgignon which came later but you know how i always discumbobulate my blog photos.

here is where the boeuf bourgignon  is supposed to go.

i have to tell any of you who might have watched julie and julia and felt the urge to try the boeuf bourgignon, it was a big disappointment.  would have been delicious without the bourgignon.  we went to all that work and sent dennis to the liquor store and fought with the corkscrew and everything.  after we tasted the final product,  which looked wonderful, we concluded that the red wine was a pretty nasty addition to a wonderful beef stew.  tasted like something spoiled in our food.  just goes to show.  i will try to get more stuff on my blog soon.